Give Up Art

Give Up Art is a collection of critical writings by author Maria Fusco. Operating across fiction, criticism, and theory, Fusco’s work forges a contemporary space for critical art writing internationally. Give Up Art brings together nearly two dozen essays, reviews, and smaller pieces published between 2002 and 2017.


Maria Fusco is a Belfast-born writer based in Scotland. Her award-winning writing crosses the registers of criticism, fiction, and theory. Her work has been translated into ten languages.